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[quote=Anonymous]So I have two kids. Both went to ATS. My eldest is now in Williamsburg and my youngest is in 3rd grade. I struggled with my decision when my first got accepted not because I didn’t think it would be a good fit for my first but that it wouldn’t be a good fit for my second who is what I can say, a free spirit. I was worried that ATS would stifle her and suck the joy out of her. I ended up speaking to a parent with three kids - one who went to Jamestown and the other two (her youngest two) who went to ATS. Her eldest sounded like my eldest - naturally smart and the type who could thrive anywhere. Her middle child though sounded like my youngest. She reassured me that ATS was actually beneficial for her middle child since it gave him some structure, which he badly needed. I found that it did the same for my youngest as well. She is still a free spirit but ATS gave her the structure she needed and she is thriving. She loves singing and their music program gave her the motivation to take voice classes. With my eldest, it was a great experience as well, but to be honest I think she would have done just as well in her neighborhood school. She’s very independent and loves learning for the sake of learning so could have done well anywhere. People seem to complain about the dress code. It’s not that bad. No ripped jeans etc. I don’t see it as a bad thing. It taught my girls to have pride in their appearance. Not sure how the dress code is like in other Arlington schools but I can’t imagine ATS being much worse. Try it OP! I think you will like it! And if not you will always have your neighborhood school to fall back on. I don’t think the homework was too taxing. My girls still have time to play with the neighbors outside and do activities. Also we didn’t find that it was a problem for my girls to develop friends with their neighbors. Though I will say that our neighborhood is a mixed bag - some kids are in private school, others are in the neighborhood school and then we have a few kids in ATS and Claremont. [/quote]

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